ASHEN HARVEST: A farmer harvested chilies covered by ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatral, Indonesia, Friday. More than 22,000 villagers have been evacuated since authorities raised the alert status for Sinabung to the highest level in November 2013, local media reported on Friday.

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ALL IN: A man plunged into icy water during the opening ceremony of an ice and snow festival in Urumqi, China.